GRE Word List
BEMUSED
marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
The meaning of the word bemused is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |